Awards Very Close to the Budget Ceiling
Contract cost is at or above 99.5% of ABC from Sumbong.
This is a statistical anomaly or indicator worth examining — not proof of wrongdoing, fraud, or corruption against any person.
Indicator: contract 23BE0035 was awarded at 99.95% of its ABC. Across its 37 recorded contracts, EGB CONST CORP FORMERLY: EGB CONST was awarded at ≥99.5% of ABC 36 times (97.3%), versus 70.4% for flood-control contracts overall. This may be due to consistently competitive bidding that drives prices close to the ABC.
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Project completion
Schedule fields from DPWH transparency portal records and the Sumbong sa Pangulo flood-control list — not inferred beyond those columns.
| Project | Prog. | Target end | Actual end | Days late | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Cagayan River, Barangay Alibagu, City of Ilagan, Isabela23BE0035Flood control | 100% | January 24, 2024 | November 24, 2023 | No target date from DPWH, so lateness cannot be computed | completedsumbong source |
Start: April 17, 2023 · Source fetched October 21, 2026
Rule Definition
ContractCost / ABC ≥ 0.995 using metadata.abc and contract cost fields.
Triggering Data & citations
Contract cost is at or above 99.5% of approved budget for contract (ABC)
{
"deo": "Isabela 1st District Engineering Office",
"ratio": 0.9994919255102042,
"abcPhp": 49000000,
"threshold": 0.995,
"contractId": "23BE0035",
"contractor": "EGB CONST CORP FORMERLY: EGB CONST",
"contractCostPhp": 48975104.35
}Source documents
Possible Innocent Explanations
- Accurate cost estimating
- Single qualified bid at market rate
- ABC set equal to engineer’s estimate
- This may be due to consistently competitive bidding that drives prices close to the ABC.